Light Attack Armed Reconnaissance (LAAR) Squadrons

Abstract

The Light Attack Aircraft (LAA) platform increases combat capability and readiness at reduced operating costs for missions in permissive environments. LAA executes under a middle tier rapid fielding acquisition strategy pursuant to Section 804 of the FY16 National Defense Authorization Act. The LAA option offers flexibility and accelerates modernization of current and potential partner forces who do not require advanced fighter aircraft. The LAA effort supports the National Defense Strategy to counter violent extremism on a global scale, alongside allies and partners FY21 Funding transferred to SOCOM This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver LAAR weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605831F This effort is in Budget Activity 4, Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (ACD&P), because efforts are necessary to evaluate integrated technologies, representative modes or prototype systems in a high fidelity and realistic operating environment.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2022
• Source ID: 0207100F_4_3600_PB_2022
• Change Summary Explanation: No Significant Changes
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Force
• Aircrafts
• Attack Aircraft
• Contracts
• Costs
• Counterland Operations
• Fighter Aircraft
• National Security
• Product Development
• Prototypes
• Search And Rescue
• Tactical Air Support
• Terrorism
• Test And Evaluation
• Warfare
• Weapon Systems

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
• Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.